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El Camino Hospital

The new high-tech hospital is the most advanced facility ever
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El Camino Hospital
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The new El Camino Hospital in Silicon Valley is the most technologically advanced in the world. The $470-million facility features robots that carry supplies and give surgeons tools, remote robotic surgery capabilities, palm-scanners for patient registration, and infection-resistant bedside computers. Patients’ exam results, location and vital signs are transmitted to nurses, doctors and a central server over secure Wi-Fi. Medical providers wear voice-activated communication devices—a “Where’s Doctor Robert?” query provides a direct connection, eliminating noisy hospital-wide pages. The facility opened for doctor training in October.
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firetext
11/12/09 at 3:50 pm

Palm Scanners beat the purpose of reducing germs.

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aircraft_247
11/13/09 at 11:37 am

Not with the prober anti-biotic coating. Besides, I would say ease of use makes it worth it, as well as reduced time-to-register

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Brian H
11/25/09 at 5:50 am

They scan with UV that kills germs at the same time, maybe. ;)

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